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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company

Greenpeace Lawsuit - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Judges in Amsterdam handed Greenpeace a preliminary victory on Wednesday in an anti-intimidation court case, rejecting a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss the complaint out.

The Dutch-based environmental organization filed a lawsuit last year to block a $345 million award stemming from protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. A jury in North Dakota found Greenpeace liable for millions in damages to Texas-based Energy Transfer.

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